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8. Estimated System Costs RTC SR-160 Corridor Study
8.2.3 Alternative 2 – moderate growth
Alternative 2, which reflects a lesser level of transit investment in the SR-160 corridor than
in Alternative 1, includes three bus route alternatives incorporating local, express, and BRT
services by the year 2025, as shown in Exhibit 5-15.
2008
Alternative 2 (2008) reflects the level of transit investment by 2008, and includes only a
modified east/west running express route from that shown in Exhibit 5-13 (route
designation in green).
2015
Alternative 2 (2015) reflects the level of transit investment in the SR-160 corridor by 2015
and adds a local route (designated in red in Exhibit 5-14) to the express route in Alternative
2 (2008). This local route would connect to CAT routes 201 and 203 at Flamingo and
Durango Boulevards.
2025
Alternative 2 (2025) reflects a lesser level of transit investment in the SR-160 corridor than
Alternative 1 (2025) but includes local, express, and BRT services as shown in Exhibit 5-15.
Operating costs for each of the three time horizons for Alternative 2 are summarized in
EXHIBIT 8-7, and are shown in current year (2006) dollars.
Routes
Local Route 1
(Route 201 and 203
Connector)
Express Route 1
(on BRT alignment)
Express Route 1a
(Route 103 Connector)
BRT Route
(connecting to southern
end of Regional Fixed
Guideway on S. Las
Vegas Boulevard)
EXHIBIT 8-7: Alternative 2 – Moderate Growth Operating Costs
Route
Length
(miles)
Peak
Frequency
(minutes)
Annual
Service
Hours
Alternative
2 – 2008
(’06 millions $)
Alternative
2 – 2015
(’06 millions $)
Alternative
2 – 2025
(’06 millions $)
8.87 20 31,421 -- $1.75 $1.75
9.99 15 36,296 $2.02 $2.02 --
10.99 30 19,965 -- -- $1.11
9.99 15 29,490 -- -- $2.45
TOTAL -- -- -- $2.02 $3.77 $5.31
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